This is an analysis of the poem Better Bitter Than Bitten that begins with:

Better bitter than bitten.
Or hung out to dry and smittened....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AX bbba bcbcbX AX abdb cebded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,6,2,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 111011100 11110100100 11 11101011 10110100 100101 1010110 1111001 010110 0010111 01111 1010110 111011100 001001110010 1001101 00111001001 1101111 100101100100 0111101111 10101 10100001 0101101 1010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Better Bitter Than Bitten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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